Pine Lake rancher and former Alberta Beef Producers chair Kelly Smith-Fraser has been appointed chair of Agriculture Financial Services Corporation’s board of directors.
“Kelly Smith-Fraser is well known in Alberta’s agriculture industry as a smart, driven leader,” Agriculture Minister Devin Dreeshen said in a news release.
Smith-Fraser has also served on the boards of Results Driven Agriculture Research and the Canadian Maine-Anjou Association. AFSC is administrating the Canada-Alberta Livestock Feed Assistance Initiative, the $340-million drought aid program.
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